{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Michael Moynihan on Reducing Anxiety through the Meaning of Work","description":"In the charged \u201cAchievement Culture\u201d we live in today, both parent and student anxiety have skyrocketed. There are the usual culprits, from a changing economic landscape to social media and comparison culture. But ultimately, Michael Moynihan believes our professional and academic anxieties come from a crisis of meaning for the term \u2018work.\u2019 Drawing on his experience as a math teacher, head of the upper school at The Heights, and father of a large family, Mr. Moynihan suggests that we can reduce anxiety by understanding \u2018work\u2019 not as a means of self-optimization or self-advancement, but primarily self-gift. Sanctifying our work tempers both extremes of anxiety and avoidance. Chapters: 5:43 A results-based system meets parental pressure 8:16 Modern crisis of meaning for work 12:03 Helping young people see beyond the immediate, material 14:46 Sanctifying work for anxious students 20:57 Sanctifying work for avoidant students 25:12 Meaningful chores: an antidote to disordered work 28:02 Mastery over grades Links: Answering Anxiety by Michael Moynihan The Father and His Family: A Guidebook for Aspiring, New, and Experienced Fathers by Michael Moynihan Decisive Parenting: Forming Authentic Freedom in Your Children by Michael Moynihan The Talk and Beyond: Raising Children in a Confused Culture by Michael Moynihan The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Children Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt Also on the Forum: How to Not Be Anxious as a Parent by Alvaro de Vicente Automaticity: Where \u2018Rote\u2019 Fits into the Liberal Arts featuring David Maxham Automaticity and Creativity by David Maxham Hopeful Parents, Hopeful Sons by Alvaro de Vicente His Anxiety and Ours: Confessions of an Anxious Parent who Happens to Be a Therapist featuring Alex Berth\u00e9 Featured Opportunities: Convivium Conference for Teaching Men at The Heights School (November 11-13, 2026) Leaders Initiative, a year-long mentoring partnership for school leaders ","author_name":"HeightsCast: Forming Men Fully Alive","author_url":"https:\/\/heights.edu\/heightscast\/","html":"